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newspaper

/ˈnjuːsˌpeɪpə/noun

Newspaper can refer to a business firm that publishes newspapers, a daily or weekly publication on folded sheets; contains news and articles and advertisements, or the physical object that is the product of a newspaper publisher.

4 meanings9 lettersScrabble 16

Length

9

Scrabble

16

WWF

19

Starts

NE

Ends

PER

Difficulty

Hard

Dictionary

What Does “NEWSPAPER” Mean?

/ˈnjuːsˌpeɪpə/

newspaper has 4 documented senses across noun.

Noun

4 senses
1

a daily or weekly publication on folded sheets; contains news and articles and advertisements

he read his newspaper at breakfast

Synonyms

2

a business firm that publishes newspapers

Murdoch owns many newspapers

Synonyms

3

the physical object that is the product of a newspaper publisher

when it began to rain he covered his head with a newspaper

Synonyms

4

cheap paper made from wood pulp and used for printing newspapers

they used bales of newspaper every day

Synonyms

Synonyms for NEWSPAPER

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

9

Vowels

3

Consonants

6

Word Intelligence

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Definition

a daily or weekly publication on folded sheets; contains news and articles and advertisements

Length

9 letters

Starts With

N

Ends With

R

Vowels

3

Consonants

6

Letters

N, E, W, S, P, A, P, E, R

Use Case

Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.

Letter Breakdown

n
e
w
s
p
a
p
e
r

Word Facts

Key letter, score, and pattern facts for newspaper.

NEWSPAPER is a 9-letter word.
It has a Scrabble score of 16.
It starts with N and ends with R.
It contains 3 vowels and 6 consonants.
Its vowel share is about 33%.
It has 2 repeated letters.
It is not a palindrome.
Letter pattern: ABCDEFEBG.
Vowel/consonant pattern: CVCCCVCVC.

Word Strategy

Strategy notes for using newspaper in Scrabble, Wordle-style games, crosswords, and anagram solving.

Scrabble Strategy

★★★★★

NEWSPAPER has a Scrabble score of 16. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.

Wordle Strategy

★★☆☆☆

NEWSPAPER is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.

Crossword Strategy

★★★☆☆

NEWSPAPER can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 9-letter structure.

Anagram Strategy

★★★☆☆

NEWSPAPER contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.

Letter Intelligence

A deeper look at the letter structure, patterns, and useful game signals inside newspaper.

Unique Letters

7

Repeated Letters

2

Highest Value Letter

W

Letter Pattern

ABCDEFEBG

CV Pattern

CVCCCVCVC

Vowel Share

33%

Consonant Share

67%

Bigrams

NE, EW, WS, SP, PA, AP, PE, ER

Trigrams

NEW, EWS, WSP, SPA, PAP, APE, PER

Crossword Intelligence

Crossword-style clues, crossing help, and pattern notes for newspaper.

NEWSPAPER is a 9-letter longer themed answer.
It starts with N and ends with R, which helps narrow crossword crossings.
It contains 3 vowels and 6 consonants.
Its vowel/consonant pattern is CVCCCVCVC.
Crossword difficulty estimate: Hard.

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Word Usage Insights

Practical observations about how this word performs in different word games and puzzle situations.

This word contains 9 letters and is suitable for medium-length word games.
Its consonant/vowel pattern is CVCCCVCVC, making it relatively challenging to recognize.
With a Scrabble score of 16, it offers strong scoring potential.
The word begins with N and ends with R, making it useful for solving pattern-based puzzles.
Some letters repeat, which can be useful when identifying anagrams.

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